Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-31
1T Is VERY HIGH"
The Feeling In Jefferson County Over the
Senatorial situation.

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Senatorial Situation.
Special Telegram 10 The Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-lour CORE
spOndent met a Jefferson county Democrat
at the Capitol to-day and asked him about
the state of feeling out there with regard
to the Senatorial contest. He replied:
1T is very high. Our people are about
ready to hold a mass meeting of Democrats
for the purpose of calling on our Represen-
tatives to resign. They feel some kindness
for Mr.. Chew for he is a fair man, and
it is believed that when he learns that
he is not representing his constituency
in his action he will do differently. Jeffer-
son Democrats are pretty evenly divided
on the Camden and nti-Camden. issue.
The lines were. drawn in our primaries last
summer and the difference in the Two votes
did not amount to two hundred. Mr..
Camdem's manly course throughout the
entire contest has won him many friends,
and he would carry the county at another
primary election. We all expected Lucas
and Chew to vote against Camden, but
when the news came that they had not only
refused to enter a party Caucus, but had
refused 10 support the nominee OF u ma
iOrity composed of nearly threc-tOurths of
the Democratic members, our Indignation
knew no bounds. | can safely say that
One-half the Democratic members Of Jeilrr-
son county favor Mr.. Camdcn'S return to
the Senate, while the other half, though
he WAS not their first choice, regard him aS
the nominee of their party and consider
his right To the election. They all
severely cenSure the course of their
delegates. As an evidence OF the
unanimity of the Democrats of Jefferson
on this point | will mention to you that i'll
one precinct (Shepherdstownl where ut the
election about 4lO Democratic votes were
polled $50 or more than nine tenths of
them nave signed Il petition TO Lucas and
Chew to stand by the caucus nominee. |
think the other kickerS will find that
their constituents are about rs nearly
unanimous on this proposition. These
men in the Legislature are
not representing the sentiment of the Dem
OcratS who elected them. DO you suppose
Democrats are going tO elect men 10 office
whom they know to be opposed to one OF
the most sacred principles Of Democracy,
the recognition OF the will Of the majority?
What would be the use OF of aparty organ
izatiOn without this cornerstone?
Democrats throughout the eastern Pam
handle are catchingOn to the signiiicanceOf
the fact that about all the encouragement
they ever receive comes from the Republi-
cans. But one Democratic newspaper III
the State endOrCeS their action, though
several were opposed TO Camden. On the
other hand the Republican press and man
ayers are llattering them into the belief
that they are performing 4 great service
to the State. If we had thought it neccs-
sary to send some one to the Legislature to
assist the Republican party in its efforts
To di>organizc the Democracy we would
have sent a straight Radical instead of the
men who have always protested to be
Democrats and whose party tealty we had
never until now doubted. | hope the
caucus men will remain true to the last to
their nominee. To yield an inch now
would he TO succumb to the foolish
rhinority's wishes. They should hold
out until the minority is made to feel the
force OF the party sentiment in their
counties. 4 majority of their cOnstitu-
cnts may not hold Mr.. Camden rs their
first choice, but an overwhelming majority
do not want to see the uSages of the party
violated, and they regard Camden rs the
regularly and fairly nominated candidate
of the Democratic party. l believe | re-
fleet the sentiments of nine-tenths of the
Democratic party in Jefferson and every
other county,